Bed.



P. c. CRESO.

BED.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 5. 1916.

1,229,722., Patented June 12, 1917.

INVENTOR.

' ATTORNEYS.

barman s ra rns Parana anion PETER C. CRESO, OF SPANAWAY, WASHINGTON.

BED.

Application filed July 5, 1916.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Paul: C. Cunso, a citizen of the .United States, residing at Span-away, in the county of. Pierce, State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful In'iprovements in Beds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of beds which are commonly called folding beds and more especially to such beds as are pivoted in such manner as to be capable of being tipped up into a suitable receptacle or recess. The objects of the invention are to provide such an arrangement particularly adapted for folding said bed into a closet in such position that single or double doors may be closed thereon; to provide means for airing the bed-clothes while in said closed position; and to provide means whereby the springwill be effectively concealed and yet maybe adjusted conveniently. Further objects are to improve the construction of the bed whereby room is provided for the springs and to improve the mechanism whereby the bed is controlled and operated whereby the bed is supported only at its two ends when it is in its operative position, and therefore cannot be unintentionally tipped up by a person sitting between the pivot and its unsupported end.

I attain these and. other objects by the mechanisms, devices, and arrangements illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the bed when midway between its open and closed positions; Fig. 2 is a similar view, on a slightly larger scale, showing the pivoted end thereof, the bed being in operative position; Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the bed, the left-hand side showing the pivot pin support and the right-hand side showing the controlling rod; Fig. 4 is an elevation of the spring and spring casing and connections, part of the casing being broken away to show the spring therein; Figs. 5 and 6 show the end leg of the bed in broken and operative positions respectively.

Similar numerals of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The bed consists of a plurality of conically wound springs 1 supporting a wire fabric 2 of large mesh, said springs 1 being supported on cross bars 3 which are hung from the side angleirons 4: which form the side members of the bed frame. Each said Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 12, 1917.

Serial No. 107,703.

bar 3 is secured at its ends to the said side members 4, being bent and twisted so that whereas its main depth is vertical on the portion engaged by the springs 1 it is flat and inclined on the parts adjacent the said members l, thus the fabric 2 is lowered relatively to the sides 4: without reducing the length of the springs 1 and, since the said bars 3 are inclined at their ends, a space is left between the side members a and the bed springs 1 wherein the counter-balance springs may be inserted and may operate without interfering with the bed springs.

The foot of the bed is provided with a pair of hinged legs 5 pivoted to the bed at (3 and provided with automatic spring latches 7 engaging lugs 8, whereby when the bed is closed thesaid legs 5 hang vertically out of the way of the doors closing in the bed and when the bed is in open position they remain vertical and the bed rests on them and the latches prevent the said legs from being accidentally pushed under the bed. 7

Each side of the head of the bed is provided with a bar 9 secured at'each end to the side angleiron at but bent at the said ends so that the main portion thereof is spaced below the lower edge of the member 4, and is parallel therewith, thus forming a guideway or slot 10 with the said member 1. A pair of standards 11 are secured to the floor in suitable position in the doorway of the closet and carry at their upper ends a pair of pivot pins 12 each of which extends into the frame 13 of the doorway on each side and inward therefrom, passing through the space 10 between the member 4t and the bar 9 so that said member at will rest on and be supported by said pin 12. It is evident that without other control the frame of the bed. could slide on said pins 12 to any position within the limits of said guide slot 10 and therefore it is necessary to provide a con trol therefor and it is also desirable to have said frame as far out from the doorway as is possible while it is in use (hence the pin 12 would be at the outer or head end of its travel) and the head of the bed should be as low as possible when the bed is folded (hence the pin should be at the inner end of its travel). In order to accomplish this movement I have provided control links 14 on each side of the bed, each of such links 1d being pivoted at its lower end to the lugs 15 of the standard 11 and at its upper ends to loops 16 secured to the side members of the bed frame at a point beyond the end of the guide bar 9, said link 1 1 being thus in an inclined forward position when the bed is open and substantially vertical when the bed is closed; and the head end of the bed will be highest and farthest forward when the bed is open and will be near the floor and below the pivot when the bed is in closed position.

In order to coi'inter-balance the weight of the bed as to make it operate with greater ease I attach a spring 17 on each side of the bed, one end of each such spring 17 being secured to the pin 12 while the other end thereof is secured to a threaded rod 18 which passes through a cleat 19 on the member t and is adjustable therein by means of a thumb-nut 20. Thus the spring always tends to draw the foot of the frame toward the pin 12 and, since the pin 12 is at the outer or head end of the slot 10 of the frame when the bed is open it is evident that the spring 17 is under greater tension then than when the bed is closed and hence the spring will always tend to close the bed and thus to counter-balance its weight. A pair of telescoping tubular casings 21 and are secured to the ends of the springs 17 and completely inclose it, thus preventing it from engaging the bed clothes and entirely concealing the said springs. The springs and casings pass through the loop 16 to which the lever 1st is pivoted as above described.

I have arranged the parts in such positions and proportions that when the bed is closed its foot or upper end leans slightly farther into the closet than its head or lower end. The mattress 23 is secured to the fabric 2 by suitable means. A heavy wire loop 24 is pivoted to each side member at of the bed frame and is adapted to pass therefrom to the base board of the bed (as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1) when not in use, but to lie on top of the bed clothes 25 near the center of the bed when it is in use. When the bed is to be closed, the bed clothes are turned over the said loop 24: so that when it is closed the said bed clothes will hang freely from the loop and the bedding will be aired in the closet (which may be provided with suitable ventilating means).

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

In a device of the class described, the combination of a pair of pivot pins suitably supported above the floor; an upending bed frame having legs at its foot end and its other end resting on said pivot pins; a pair of guide bars connected to the bed frame and forming slots therewith, wherein the said pivot pins may slide; a pair of springs each attached at one end to one of the said pivot pins and to one side member of the bed frame whereby said springs tend to pull the foot of the bed toward the pivot pins; and a pair of links each pivoted at their lower ends near the floor and at their upper ends to the frame at a point removed from said pivot supported end, whereby when said bed is open said bed is pushed outward from the pivot and the spring is stretched and whereby when the bed is be ing closed said spring counterbalances the weight thereof.

PETER C. CRESO.

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